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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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